Lions thrashed, go down fighting
Hey, at least they still care. The Detroit Lions were getting trashed in Chicago on Sunday, trailing, 37-6, in a bitter divisional rivalry, when a hockey game broke out.
Hey, at least they still care.
The Detroit Lions were getting trashed in Chicago on Sunday, trailing, 37-6, in a bitter divisional rivalry, when a hockey game broke out.
The Lions' frustration surfaced when Tim Jennings came up with the Bears' third interception of the day.
During the return, replays showed Detroit quarterback Matthew Stafford grabbing D.J. Moore near the helmet. When Stafford threw him down, Moore got up and went back at Stafford, who was still on the ground.
Players then began shoving and pushing in front of the Lions bench.
After the referees broke it up and settled what had happened, Jennings was ruled down by contact where he made the pick and Moore was ejected for his hit on Stafford.
The Bears led, 37-6, at the time, but the Lions clearly were not gonna go quietly.
Playoff field forming
If the playoffs began on Monday night, the NFC field would be divisional leaders Green Bay (8-0), San Francisco (8-1), New Orleans (7-3) and New York (6-3), plus wild cards Detroit and Chicago (both 6-3).
The AFC field would be divisional leaders Houston (7-3), Pittsburgh (7-3), Oakland (5-4) and New England (6-3). The wild cards would be Baltimore and Cincinnati (both 6-3).
What Andy meant
Tampa Bay coach Raheem Morris sounded a bit like Andy Reid after Sunday's 37-9 trouncing by Houston. But read his final sentence and you'll see a key difference.
"Terrible game. Completely, put the blame on me for this one," Morris said. "Poor job by myself. I'll take complete responsibility for that. I refuse to believe that our guys are that bad, so it has to be my fault."
And he's modest, too
Karlos Dansby had a great day for Miami in a 20-9 win over hideous Washington. The middle linebacker had 10 tackles, a sack, a quarterback hit, two tackles for losses, two passes defensed and his first interception since joining Miami 25 games ago.
"I'm the best [MLB] in the game," he told the South Florida Sun Sentinel. "No one's better; I'm more versatile than anyone. I'm bigger, I'm faster. I cover people down field. I take on linemen."
Ray Lewis?
"I'm better than he is," Dansby said. "More versatile."
Brian Urlacher?
"Aging," he said. "Aging fast, man. I'm much better."
Will the real Ravens...?
It's bad enough the Ravens are inconsistent - do they have to drive coach John Harbaugh crazy, too?
A week after staking claim to the lead of the AFC North with a thrilling last-second win at Pittsburgh, Baltimore flopped in an all-too-similar fashion.
After routing Pittsburgh in the opener, the Ravens (6-3) were dominated in a loss at Tennessee. Just a few weeks ago, after an impressive win over AFC South-leading Houston, the Ravens lost to mediocre Jacksonville.
And on Sunday, they were toppled, 22-17, by wretched Seattle (3-6).